India and the Czech Republic on Tuesday completed the substantive part of the bilateral engagements and inked agreements that had been scheduled to coincide with the three-day visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari to Prague.

Washington: India's economy is expected to grow 9% in 2011 with South Asia poised to become the second-fastest growing region after East Asia & Pacific, says the latest World Bank update.

Karnataka has reconfirmed its status of being one of the premier investment destinations in the country by sewing up investments totalling over Rs 4 lakh crore this year. As part of the two-day Global Investors Meet (GIM) that began Thursday over 400 MoUs will be signed, some of which involve global giants such as Posco, ArcelorMittal, Infosys, Wipro, Essar, GAIL and the Aditya Birla Group.

Union Minister for Steel Virbhadra Singh is upset over the alleged attempts to derail the Rs 260-crore Arki Limestone project, for which the Steel Authority of India Limited signed an agreement with the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in November 2009.

Bangalore: More than 3,000 investors from India and overseas gathered at the inaugural event of the two-day Global Investors Meet, organised by the Karnataka government in Bangalore on Thursday. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said about 400 MoUs are likely to be signed during the event, involving an investment of more than Rs. 3.5-lakh crore.

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Bangalore: All roads will lead to the Bangalore Palace Grounds here on Thursday as Karnataka's biggest investor festival, the Global Investors Meet, gets under way. The two-day event, hosted by the State Government, is expected to attract more than 4,500 investor-delegates from India and several other countries.

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SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has favoured a new and comprehensive industrial policy to support the local entrepreneurs.